U.S. Congress - H.R.5843 Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults
H.R.5843 - Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults
To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Popular: Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults as introduced.
- Short: Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults as introduced.
- Official: To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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4/17/2008--Introduced.Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults - Prohibits the imposition of any penalty under an Act of Congress for the possession of marijuana for personal use or for the not-for-profit transfer between adults of marijuana fOfficial Summary
4/17/2008--Introduced.Act to Remove Federal Penalties for the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults - Prohibits the imposition of any penalty under an Act of Congress for the possession of marijuana for personal use or for the not-for-profit transfer between adults of marijuana for personal use.
Deems the possession of 100 grams or less of marijuana as personal use (one ounce or less for a not-for-profit transfer between adults).
Allows the imposition of a civil penalty under the Controlled Substances Act for the public use of marijuana if such penalty does not exceed $100.
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Obama going to pot?
Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts), who introduced HR 5843 -- an act to remove federal penalties for the use of marijuana by "responsible adults. ...
2008: The Year In Review - NORML's Top 10 Events That Shaped ...
Lawmakers called on colleagues to endorse HR 5843, which sought to remove federal penalties for the possession and non-profit transfer of marijuana by ...
CelebStoner's Top 10 Stories of 2008
His Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act (HR 5843) would allow adults to possess nearly a quarter pound of weed without facing criminal ...
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H.R.5843: To amend title VIII of the Elementary and ... - OpenCongress
There is currently a bill before congress HR 5843 that would decriminalize marijuana's use by individual users. http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=11280301&type=CO Rep. (Dr) Ron Paul recently introduced HR ...
Criminal Justice - Change.org: Barney Frank on Legalizing Pot
In a new interview with NORML, US Rep. Barney Frank discusses his bill decriminalizing marijuana possession, and small non-profit sales of the drug, under federal law. He's a realistic guy: the ...
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5843/show. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5842/show Anyhow, here is the "Form" letter in email form that I got back from CNN this morning concerning the posting that I made to them this ...
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